Karoo National Botanic Garden
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The Karoo National Botanic Garden is located in Worcester, South Africa, and is part of the National Botanic Gardens of South Africa. This garden, covering 150 hectares (371 acres), specializes in succulent plants indigenous to the Karoo region. It maintains over 5,000 varieties of these unique plants. The Karoo itself is an arid to semiarid region characterized by succulents and low scrub bushes, known as the "land of thirst". The garden plays a role in preserving endangered local plant species.123
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National Botanic Gardens of South AfricaKaroo Botanic Garden at Worcester, for example, maintains more than 5,000 varieties, mostly South African succulents, and the Edith Stephens Cape Flats Flora Reserve specializes in flowering bulbs of the iris and lily families.
Read MoreKaroo Botanic Garden at Worcester, for example, maintains more than 5,000 varieties, mostly South African succulents, and the Edith Stephens Cape Flats Flora Reserve specializes in flowering bulbs of the iris and lily families.
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The Karoo National Botanic Garden (371 acres [150 hectares]), just north of the town, specializes in succulent plants indigenous to the Karoo region. Pop. (2001) 66,349.
Read MoreThe Karoo National Botanic Garden (371 acres [150 hectares]), just north of the town, specializes in succulent plants indigenous to the Karoo region. Pop. (2001) 66,349.
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